Job 28 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“Iron ^H1270 is taken ^H3947 from the dust ^H6083,

And copper ^H5154 is smelted ^H6694 from rock ^H68.

“Man puts ^H7760 an end ^H7093 to darkness ^H2822,

And to the farthest ^H3605 limit ^H8503 he searches ^H2713 out ^H2713

The rock ^H68 in gloom ^H652 and deep ^H6757 shadow ^H6757.

“He [fn]sinks ^H6555 a shaft ^H5158 away ^H4480 from [fn]inhabited ^H1481 areas ^H1481,

Forgotten ^H7911 by the foot ^H7272;

They hang ^H1809 and swing ^H5128, away ^H4480 from people ^H582.

“[fn]From the earth ^H776 comes ^H3318 food ^H3899,

And underneath ^H8478, it is turned ^H2015 over ^H2015 like fire ^H784.

“Its rocks ^H68 are the [fn]source ^H4725 of sapphires ^H5601,

And its dust ^H6083 contains gold ^H2091.

“No ^H3808 bird ^H5861 of ^H5861 prey ^H5861 knows ^H3045 the path ^H5410,

Nor ^H3808 has the falcon’s ^H344 eye ^H5869 caught ^H7805 sight ^H7805 of it.

“The [fn]proud ^H7830 animals ^H1121 have not trodden ^H1869 it,

Nor ^H3808 has the lion ^H7826 passed ^H5710 over ^H5921 it.

“He puts ^H7971 his hand ^H3027 on the flint ^H2496;

He overturns ^H2015 the mountains ^H2022 at the [fn]base ^H8328.

“He carves ^H1234 out ^H1234 channels ^H2975 through the rocks ^H6697,

And his eye ^H5869 sees ^H7200 anything ^H3605 precious ^H3366.

“He dams ^H2280 up ^H2280 the streams ^H5104 from [fn]flowing ^H1065,

And brings ^H3318 to light ^H216 what ^H8587 is ^H8587 hidden ^H8587.

“But where ^H370 can wisdom ^H2451 be found ^H4672?

And where ^H335 is the place ^H4725 of understanding ^H998?

“Mankind ^H582 does not know ^H3045 its value ^H6187,

Nor ^H3808 is it found ^H4672 in the land ^H776 of the living ^H2416.

“The ocean ^H8415 depth ^H8415 says ^H559, ‘It is not in me’;

And the sea ^H3220 says ^H559, ‘It is not with me.’

“Pure ^H5458 gold ^H5458 cannot ^H3808 be given ^H5414 in ^H8478 exchange ^H8478 for ^H8478 it,

Nor ^H3808 can silver ^H3701 be weighed ^H8254 as its price ^H4242.

“It cannot ^H3808 be valued ^H5541 in the gold ^H3800 of Ophir ^H211,

In precious ^H3368 onyx ^H7718, or sapphire ^H5601.

“Gold ^H2091 or glass ^H2137 cannot ^H3808 equal ^H6186 it,

Nor can it be exchanged ^H8545 for articles ^H3627 of pure ^H6337 gold ^H6337.

“Coral ^H7215 and crystal ^H1378 are not to be mentioned ^H2142;

And the acquisition ^H4901 of wisdom ^H2451 is more ^H4480 valuable than ^H4480 pearls ^H6443.

“The topaz ^H6357 of [fn]Cush ^H3568 cannot ^H3808 equal ^H6186 it,

Nor ^H3808 can it be valued ^H5541 in pure ^H2889 gold ^H3800.

“Where ^H370 then does wisdom ^H2451 come ^H935 from?

And where ^H335 is this ^H2088 place ^H4725 of understanding ^H998?

“It is hidden ^H5956 from the eyes ^H5869 of every ^H3605 living ^H2416 creature,

And concealed ^H5641 from the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064.

“[fn]Abaddon ^H11 and Death ^H4194 say ^H559,

‘With our ears ^H241 we have heard ^H8085 a report ^H8088 of it.’

“God ^H430 understands ^H995 its way ^H1870,

And He knows ^H3045 its place ^H4725.

“For He looks ^H5027 to the ends ^H7098 of the earth ^H776;

He sees ^H7200 everything ^H3605 under ^H8478 the heavens ^H8064.

“When He imparted ^H6213 weight ^H4948 to the wind ^H7307,

And assessed ^H8505 the waters ^H4325 by measure ^H4060,

When He made ^H6213 a limit ^H2706 for the rain ^H4306,

And a course ^H1870 for the thunderbolt ^H6963 H2385,

Then ^H227 He saw ^H7200 it and declared ^H5608 it;

He established ^H3559 it and also ^H1571 searched ^H2713 it out ^H2713.

“And to mankind ^H120 He said ^H559, ‘Behold ^H2005, the fear ^H3374 of the Lord ^H136, that is wisdom ^H2451;

And to turn ^H5493 away ^H5493 from evil ^H7451 is understanding ^H998.’”